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Infection Control

Vaccine protection against hospitalization falling slightly in older adults: CDC | $8K a week travel nurse pay worsens staff shortages | Hurricane damage complicates care at La. hospitals | 10 states with largest COVID case increases

August 31, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. 10 states with highest COVID-19 case increases in last 2 weeks Full story 2. Shortage of anesthesia providers halts elective surgeries at Illinois hospital Full story 3. Vaccine protection against…

COVID deaths hit 6-mo. high | Nurses, hospitals spar over cause of staffing crisis | 25 infected in outbreaks at Virginia Mason | Physicians prescribe ivermectin despite FDA warning | 22 exec moves

August 30, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. US COVID deaths hit 6-month high & 7 other updates Full story 2. National union blames hospitals for staffing crisis; hospitals point to pandemic challenges  Full story 3. 25 infected in…

Children's hospitals warn of 'capacity crisis' | Ore. tightens mask rules amid 990% jump in COVID hospitalizations | Miss. grapples with nurse exodus | Maine hospital to remove unvaccinated staff from schedule | 5 updates on boosters

August 27, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Oregon enacts strict mask mandates amid 990% jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations Full story 2. US COVID-19 cases growing, but not as quickly as 2 weeks ago Full story 3. Maine…

COVID deaths at all-time high in Fla. | US eyes boosters after 6 mos. | SD system offers nurses $40K sign-on bonuses | Viral 'Milk Crate Challenge' sending people to ER | 'Horrific working conditions' + 'no end' in sight: 3 nurses on delta surge

August 26, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations hit all-time high in Florida Full story 2. Physicians see more critically ill pregnant women as ICU beds fill up in the US Full story 3. South…

Vaccine efficacy fell in front-line workers as delta spread | Fla. hospital fires physician who sold mask opt-out letters | Neb. under fire for nurse recruitment ad | Long COVID estimates, by state | Hospitalization 29X more likely for unvaccinated: CDC

August 25, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Nebraska government under fire for ad recruiting nurses without COVID vaccination Full story 2. Estimates of Americans with long COVID-19, per state Full story 3. Florida hospital terminates physician who charged…

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Ky. sets 3 COVID records in 1 day | Where cases are rising fastest | Pediatricians warn against off-label Pfizer shots for kids | 'Hospitals are not in the blame business' | 36 CNO + CQO job openings | 5 experts on why boosters may be premature

August 24, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. Kentucky sets 3 new COVID-19 records; National Guard teams to deploy to struggling hospitals Full story 2. 10 states with highest COVID-19 case increases in last 2 weeks Full story…

FDA approves Pfizer shot | Pregnant COVID patients alarm UAB leaders | Children's hospitals brace for surges as schools open | Large sign-on bonuses not enticing many RNs: Allegheny leader | Oxygen shortage intensifies in Orlando

August 23, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. FDA grants full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Full story 2. Hefty sign-on bonuses not 'wildly successful' for recruiting nurses, AHN leader says Full story 3. Children's hospitals brace for more COVID-19…

US sees 2nd-highest number of daily COVID hospitalizations: 7 notes | Dispute over Tenet hospital nurses' return stalls end of 6-mo. strike | #GiveHerAReasonToStay in healthcare takes off | OhioHealth to expand RN recruitment nationwide

August 20, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. US sees 86,000+ hospitalizations daily — 2nd highest rate of pandemic: 7 notes Full story   2. Dispute over nurses' return to work stalls resolution of 6-mo. Saint Vincent strike Full…

Tenn. hospitals plead for COVID precautions | 3 studies behind US booster plan | Vaccinate all staff or lose funding, Biden tells nursing homes | Miss. hospitals need 1,450+ staff amid surge | 11 CMO job openings

August 20, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. US sees 86,000+ hospitalizations daily — 2nd highest rate of pandemic: 7 notes Full story   2. Dispute over nurses' return to work stalls resolution of 6-mo. Saint Vincent strike Full…

HHS rolls out plan for booster shots | Idaho, NM hospitals weeks away from crisis care | Nursing shortages, COVID-19 collide: How 4 CNOs are responding | 12 infected in Colo. hospital outbreak | RN hourly pay in 10 cities

August 18, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events  •  Webinars   •   Whitepapers   •   OnDemand Learning  •   Podcasts 1. When a nursing shortage and COVID-19 collide: How 4 CNOs are responding Full story 2. US to offer booster shots starting Sept. 20 Full story 3. Idaho, New Mexico hospitals weeks…

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